River Pines Horse Sanctuary 501c3

09/13/2021

September 13, 2021
River Pines Horse Sanctuary
120 Rive Pines Road
Missoula, Montana 59804
406 207 6105
www.riverpinesfarm.org

Dear friends of the Sanctuary,

I hope you are all enjoying this cooler, beautiful weather September has brought after a very hot summer!

This summer has brought with it a very hot hay shortage like I’ve never seen in my lifetime! It has driven hay costs up more than double what they’ve been in the past.

In addition, our longtime hay supplier notified us in July that they were selling their hay out of the country this year and would not have hay for us going forward.

With prices per ton at $400 or more and getting higher all the time, I have secured enough hay for the year, but the pressure to pay is on us now as we haul it home.

We’ve been gifted $20,000 for hay so far this year and need another $9,400.00 ASAP to be able to bring home the rest of the hay being saved for us. There are 3 good farmers holding this critically needed hay for us right now, but we urgently need the cash to pay them as they will not hold it for long with hay in very high demand – and, they can raise their prices and sell it any time if we don’t pay now.

Without this additional hay we will run out of feed for the horses in January at which time it’s predicted hay will be at its all-time high of $500-600 or more/ton…if there is any hay to buy by then. These horses need your help now - please look deep into your heart as you make this much needed donation now.

Please help support our amazing horses with all you can give today!

You can make a donation through our Venmo account: -Montana (no fees)
On our website: www.riverpinesfarm.org (paypal charges us about 3% of your donation)

Thank you again for your generous support! Please remember, we are a 501c3 in good standing and our ID # is 82-3927871. You will receive a donation receipt for your tax records.

Thank you from the whole herd!

Shari Montana, Founder and President

River Pines Horse Sanctuary is dedicated to providing a forever home to horses in need. We provide a natural, herd-based living environment offering safety, health enhancement, companionship & play.

12/02/2020

one more testimonial for :

When I first came upon River Pines Horse Sanctuary, I remember feeling amazed that such a place existed, a place where horses, and humans, are treated with tremendous respect, love and compassion. A place where not only what the human wants is considered, but what the horse wants is considered as well.

Spending time just being with the horses that call the Sanctuary home is one of my favorite things in the world. Each of these horses has a unique story, a unique personality, and each of them has taught me new life lessons. Whether they came from a relatively good home that just couldn't provide adequately for their care, or from a situation of horrific neglect or abuse, it is resoundingly clear that these horses now feel safe and respected, and from that space of safety, are able to benefit our community with their wisdom, love, and special horse-y magic. There's a unique quality to these horses that allows people to open, learn and grow in ways they wouldn't otherwise be able to.

Not only does Shari provide a true sanctuary for the horses, but she also provides a place of sanctuary to humans, and to our community. I have seen firsthand the transformative impact these horses have on humans through workshops and community events. These horses have much to give us, and the work being done at RPHS has never been more crucial than it is now.

Chandali Vinyard, MontanaQuest Facilitator

12/02/2020

Here is another thank you to all who continue to offer financial support on this Tuesday - heartfelt gratitude from us to each and everyone of you!

Here is another testimonial to the amazing ability of the horses to change lives for the best!
ps Marni is responsible for our decisions to create our "Horses for Hope - Su***de Prevention Strategies" program - thank you Marni!

"As a woman who was recently divorced, I was ripped, torn and bleeding metaphorically in 2015. Magically I met Shari at an opportune time in my life - just before the final workshop presentation of a graduating MontanaQuest Facilitator Training Program. It was a transformational experience that led to me completing Shari’s Program myself. During the program and in participation of several additional workshops, my heart was cleansed of debris, smiles and laughs appeared again. Sobbing lessened. Tight hugs and horsehair rebalanced life for me. I learned to trust myself, to discern when not to trust or to love. Horses taught me. Wisdom grew in their shadows for me." - Marni

12/02/2020

Here is another thank you to all who continue to offer financial support on this Tuesday - heartfelt gratitude from us to each and everyone of you!

Here is another testimonial to the amazing ability of the horses to change lives for the best!
ps Marni is responsible for our decisions to create our "Horses for Hope - Su***de Prevention Strategies" program - thank you Marni!

"As a woman who was recently divorced, I was ripped, torn and bleeding metaphorically in 2015. Magically I met Shari at an opportune time in my life - just before the final workshop presentation of a graduating MontanaQuest Facilitator Training Program. It was a transformational experience that led to me completing Shari’s Program myself. During the program and in participation of several additional workshops, my heart was cleansed of debris, smiles and laughs appeared again. Sobbing lessened. Tight hugs and horsehair rebalanced life for me. I learned to trust myself, to discern when not to trust or to love. Horses taught me. Wisdom grew in their shadows for me." - Marni

Local service

12/01/2020

As promised here is another testimonial below for you to read about one of our most important programs - "Horses For Hope, Su***de Prevention Strategies":
In the meantime, please give, give to end hunger, abuse and neglect for horses, give for those folks who suffer from suicidality, trauma and loneliness, give to support your neighbors and, please, give for horses. Give River Pines Horse Sanctuary your support on . www.riverpinesfarm.org
Thank You from every Horse - the whole Herd at River Pines Horse Sanctuary!
www.riverpinesfarm.org .

Horses for Hope-Testimonial by Diana B. Parnes, M.Div.

The journey that brought me from Spartanburg, South Carolina to Missoula, Montana to participate in MontanaQuest’s Horses for Hope workshop was nothing short of miraculous.
Having recently received the news that someone near and much beloved by me had chosen su***de as an answer to his seemingly un-resolvable life issues had left me devastated. My immediate response was, “could I have made a difference?” and “how could I have made a difference?”. I was living in the shadow of his pain, raw and emotional, when by sheer coincidence, that is if you believe in coincidences, I received an email from Shari Montana-Founder of MontanaQuest Equine Guided Services and creator of the Horses for Hope program in MIssoula, inviting me to a workshop on su***de awareness and prevention. At first I balked thinking “this is just what I don’t need to do, dredge up the sediment of guilt over this recent tragedy. However, since my M.Div. Concentration was pastoral care and counseling I reconsidered and agreed to participate. The Horses for Hope program was a refreshing change from the dark recitation of the statistics and pathologies behind su***de I had been use to, instead this program focused on hope by building emotional fitness, providing concrete tools through classroom instruction, and best of all the amazing transformational experience of working with horses who have the power to change lives.

Diana B. Parnes, M.Div.

Thank you for your support!

Shari Montana, Founder,
MontanaQuest Equine Guided Services
120 River Pines Road, Missoula, MT 59804
406 207 6105 [email protected]

…where we are dedicated to providing a forever home to horses in need. We specialize in accepting horses with physical, social and/or emotional rehabilitation issues. We provide a natural, herd-based living environment offering safety, health enhancement, companionship and play.

12/01/2020

Thank you to all
the caring supporters who've already donated - we are so excited to be achieving our goal of increasing our monthly sustaining donors! We also want to thank those who have made donations one-off donations today and in some cases again today! Please continue to give throughout the day and the year to those charities that matter most to you - we hope you'll include RPHS in your generosity!

Thank you all again!

12/01/2020

Time to Unleash Generosity
This year has challenged us to turn our homes into offices and reimagine how we provide our services while keeping physically distant. It's called upon us to be resilient because our communities need us now more than ever.

At its core, GivingTuesday was created to facilitate our deep-seated desire to help each other. Our belief has always been that through local action, we can inspire global change. This couldn’t be more true in this moment. We're moved and inspired by the sheer audacity of hope and optimism to keep on giving, connecting, and creating togetherness.
It's time to unleash generosity, to help our neighbors, inspire more giving, and create the world we all want to live in - together.
Happy GivingTuesday.
Sincerely,
The GivingTuesday Team

12/01/2020

Today, Tuesday December 1st is . It is a day designed to www.riverpinesfarm.org or a horse rescue near you. We hope today, you will choose River Pines Horse Sanctuary www.riverpinesfarm.org . Specifically, we hope to use some of your generosity to support a series of Equine Facilitated Experiential Learning events to address the increasing need for resiliency skills, su***de prevention and emotional fitness developing in our communities during the pandemic.

We are the only horse rescue/sanctuary in Montana that cares for neglected or abandoned horses, then offers them rehabilitation physically and emotionally, while providing opportunities for them to give support and guidance back to the community so in need of their wisdom.

Give, give to end hunger, abuse and neglect for horses, give for those who suffer from suicidality, trauma and loneliness, give to support your neighbors and please give for horses. Give River Pines Horse Sanctuary your support on . www.riverpinesfarm.org

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Thank You from every Horse - the whole Herd - at River Pines Horse Sanctuary! www.riverpinesfarm.org .

…where we are dedicated to providing a forever home to horses in need. We specialize in accepting horses with physical, social and/or emotional rehabilitation issues. We provide a natural, herd-based living environment offering safety, health enhancement, companionship and play.

11/30/2020

Welcome to River Pines Horse Sanctuary...
Where we are dedicated to providing a forever home to horses in need. We provide a natural, herd-based living environment offering safety, health enhancement, companionship and play. These horses then give back to the community through our equine facilitated learning program for humans by participating in resiliency training and social and emotional fitness education through equine guided activities.

Our Two-fold Mission:
First, to rescue any equine species from endangerment through neglect or abuse or abandonment.

​Second, to offer personal growth and education through equine guided activities - creating place and purpose for the horses we serve.

Intro to
We have the very special honor and privilege of representing the horses at River Pines Horse Sanctuary, and the responsibility that attends that special honor – to campaign and fundraise for their rehabilitation, their continuing care and the special work they do helping people.

Christina and Shari’s Giving Tuesday Fundraiser for River Pines Horse Sanctuary
Fundraiser by Shari Montana, Founder and Christina Carruthers, Vice President for River Pines Horse Sanctuary

About the Fundraiser:

Want to help support a unique cause that and double the impact of one donation? First, one that gives end of life care for 25 amazing horses and second, one that helps bring these horses to their mission of community support through classes providing su***de prevention strategies, resiliency skills and emotional fitness?
This we’re raising money for River Pines Horse Sanctuary to be able to continue both of these important causes. Your contribution will provide a two-for-one impact on the wellbeing of our community in these unusual times of COVID 19 by…
1. Helping to provide a safe and caring environment for a herd of amazing horses.
2. Providing year-round security for the space and place these horses need to give back with their whole hearts and indomitable spirits helping people!
Act now!
www.riverpinesfarm.org
or wait for midnight on to make your donation double through Google’s matching funds!
Without these horses and their unique mission, we cannot support our friends and neighbors suffering from suicidality, trauma or those in need of resiliency skills and emotional fitness during these trying times…
You can help preserve a place for these horses and support their important mission by making a donation now.

Whether you donate $5 or $500 every bit helps. Monthly donations are especially supportive as they are sustaining and demonstrate to granting agencies just how important River Pines Horse Sanctuary is to our community.
Thank You for your support.

Below you will find a link to information about River Pines Horse Sanctuary as a nonprofit organization – our mission, budget, how we rehabilitate horses, and then provide opportunities for these horses to:
• improve the lives of individuals in our community who experience suicidality
• help those in need of resiliency skills and social and emotional fitness
• develop leadership techniques, strong core values and build character for those in need of help
Remember, you can help preserve a place for these horses and support their important mission by making a one time or monthly donation now. Thank you again for your support!

Shari, Christina and our amazing Herd of Horses
River Pines Horse Sanctuary
www.riverpinesfarm.org
Shari Montana, Founder
River Pines Horse Sanctuary, 406 207 6105
www.riverpinesfarm.org
Shari Montana Art Studios
120 River Pines Road
Missoula, Montana 59804

…where we are dedicated to providing a forever home to horses in need. We specialize in accepting horses with physical, social and/or emotional rehabilitation issues. We provide a natural, herd-based living environment offering safety, health enhancement, companionship and play.

11/30/2020